slam dunked

Threw it down

Slam dunked is the past tense of slam dunk, originally a basketball move where a player jumps and forcefully thrusts the ball through the hoop.

Figuratively, to slam dunk something is to accomplish it decisively and impressively: The prosecutor slam dunked the case with DNA evidence.

A slam dunk as a noun means a sure thing or easy victory.

Related

hoops · spectacular · highlight reel · rim · vertical leap · nailed it · score · throw down · explosive power · backboard · triumph · NBA · posterized · jumping · lay-in · high-flying · jump shot · net

Opposites
certainty/ease of achievement

slam dunkedmissed

Failed to reach

choked · fumbled · botched · bungled · flubbed

forcefulness/dominance of action

slam dunkedtiptoed

Walked on foot-ends quietly

soft-pedaled · half-hearted · wimped out · hedged · equivocated

outcome/success

slam dunkedfailed

Did not succeed

flopped · bombed · tanked · crashed and burned · fell flat

Family

slam, dunk, slammed, slamming, slams, dunks, dunking, dunked, slammer

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G